What is Federal Work Study?
Federal Work-Study is a program that helps you earn money for college by working on campus. Typical work-study awards range from $800 to $2,500. Most jobs are on campus and pay by the hour. You will be responsible for finding a work-study job and must be enrolled at least half time (6 credit hours per semester for undergraduates or 5 graduate credit hours per semester for graduates).
Work-study is a program that helps you earn money for college by working on campus. Typical work study awards range from $800 to $2,600. Most jobs are on campus and pay by the hour ($6/hour minimum student wage). You will be responsible for finding a work-study job and must be enrolled at least half time (6 hours per semester for undergraduates).
Some students receiving financial aid qualify for Federal Work-Study, a federal program that subsidizes term-time jobs which focus on community service for nonprofit organizations. If you have Federal Work-Study in your financial aid package, you can get paid for community service each week by MIT at wages comparable to regular on-campus positions.
